Hair-cutter



No. 609,090. Paten'ted Aug. I6, |898. J. E. FERLAND.

HAIR CUTTER.

(Application led Dec. 10, 1897.) (No Model.)

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M ma Mfg 4 li WITNEES nfrnnr @Hinsicht JOSEPH E. FERLAND, OF LAVRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAIR-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION `forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,090, dated August 16, 1898. Application filed December 10, 1897. Serial No. 661,357. (No model-iV To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. FERLAND, of Lawrence, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an implement for cutting hair accurately in accordance with a predetermined pattern; and it consists in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the drawings, Figure l represents a side view of a hair-cutter embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents an edge View of the same. Fig. 3 represents a section on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of the pattern or templet. Fig. 5 represents a perspective View of a portion of the frame of the cutting-tool.

The sameletters and numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures. l

In the drawings, a represents what maybe termed a pattern or templet, the same being composed of a series of thin plates 4 4, arranged parallel to each other and separated by narrow spaces 5, said plates being rigidly secured to a frame or holder b. The outer edges of the plates are formed to bear upon vthe surface of the human head, and their inner edges constitute cutting-blades, which cooperate with movable cutters c, consisting of parallel blades 6, separated by slots 7.V

The outer edges of the blades 6 fit accurately the inner edges of the plates 4, said outer and inner edges constituting cutting-blades which are operated by moving the blades 6 crosswise of the blades 4, causing the blades to sever the hair which is inserted in the slots 5 and 7. The plates or blades 4 are made of varying width, their width increasing from one end to the other, as shown in Fig. l. Hence the distance of the cutting edges from the outer edges of the plates 4 is less at one part of the templet than at another, so that when the outer edge of the templet bears upon the head and the device is operated by reciprocating the cutter c and at the same time swinging the templet upon the head, so that different parts of its edge shall bear successively upon the head, the hair received means of the pin c?.

between the plates of the templet and cutter will be cut at different lengthsthe length corresponding to the width of the templet or the distance between the outer edge of the templet and the cooperating cutting edges. It will be seen, therefore, that by providing a series of templets, as shown in Fig. l, where two are shown, each accompanied bya correspondingly-shapedcutter, the operator can' cause any desired gradation of the length of the hair and can Vuse one templet and its cutters for cutting what is known as pompadour style, another set for cutting the feather edge at the back of the head, (be.

The cutters c are fitted to slide on suitable guides g g on the templets and may be reciprocated by any suitable means. I have here shown as an operating means a lever h, pivoted at h to the forks t" of a lever or handle t' and suitably connected at oneend with a stud c on one of the cutters, its other end projecting along the side of the handle t', to the forks of which the supporting-frame a is pivoted by means of a pin 7c. 'A The levers h and are arranged so that both can be held in one hand.

Springs j j, bearing uponthe cutters c, hold the cutters normally in the position shown in Fig. 3 relatively to the templet-plates, the

operation of the lever h moving the cutters from said position.

When it is desired to change from onecutter`c to the other, a screw-pin c2, which connects the lever h with the stud c on the cutter, is removed, the frame b is'swung in the forks of the handle, andthe end of the lever is coupled to a stud c3 on the other cutter by The parts then occupy the position shown by dottedlines in'Fig. l. A'small removablebolt m, passing through an aperture in one of the forkst'l and adapted to occupy either of two holes in the holder, serves to lock the handle to the holder.

o is a brush affixed to the holder on the opposite side thereof from the templet. It is obvious that the brush 0 might be dispensed with and one or more extra templetsfand a greater number of cutters beattached to the holder b.

I do not limit myself to the details oicon- IOO holder, and composed of thin parallel plates separated by spaces adapted to receive hair, a plurality of independent sets 0f blades c0- Operating with the templets, and means for operating said blades.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, this 9th day of No- Vember, A. D. 1897.

JOSEPH E. FERLAND.

Witnesses:

HARRY R. DOW, JOSEPH GAUMOND. 

